Archives de catégorie : Frankfurt 2024 Children’s Books

WE CAN NEVER LEAVE de H.E. Edgmon

Sweet Tooth meets The Raven Boys in this queer young adult contemporary fantasy about what it means to belong.

WE CAN NEVER LEAVE
by H.E. Edgmon
Wednesday Books/St. Martin’s Publishing Group, June 2025

You can never go home…

Every day, all across the world, inhuman creatures are waking up with no memory of who they are or where they came from–and the Caravan exists to help them. The traveling community is made up of these very creatures and their families who’ve acclimated to this new existence by finding refuge in each other. That is, until the morning five teenage travelers wake to find their community has disappeared around them overnight.

Those left: a half-human who only just ran back to the Caravan with their tail between their legs, two brothers–one who can’t seem to stay out of trouble and the other who’s never been brave enough to get in it, a venomous girl with blood on her hands and a heart of gold, and the Caravan’s newest addition, a disquieting shadow in the shape of a boy. They’ll have to work together to figure out what happened the night of the disappearance, but each one of the forsaken five is white-knuckling their own secrets. And with each truth forced to light, it becomes clear this isn’t really about what happened to their people–it’s about what happened to them.

H.E. Edgmon did not sleep for several years and is now the author of copious novels and short works for tweens, teens, and adults. Their line-up includes The Witch King duology, the Ouroboros duology, and The Flicker, and their writing has been described as “monstrously thrilling, deeply emotional” by School Library Journal. Across genres, H.E. hopes to find readers in their darkest moments and help them start a fire. In their laughably limited free time, they’re likely hosting themed parties for no reason or trying to predict the future. They live in the Pacific Northwest, surrounded by chosen family and giant dogs.

RAVENFALL de Kalyn Josephson

One magical inn, two kids with supernatural powers, and an ancient Celtic creature trying to destroy their world… Wednesday meets Supernatural in this bewitching middle-grade series!

RAVENFALL (Book 1)
by Kalyn Josephson
Delacorte, September 2022
(via Laura Dail Literary)

Thirteen-year-old Anna Ballinkay has never been normal. Her family uses their psychic abilities to help run the Ravenfall Inn, a magical B&B between the human world and the Otherworld. But it’s hard to contribute when your only power is foreseeing death.

So when fourteen-year-old Colin Pierce arrives at Ravenfall searching for his missing older brother, Anna jumps at the chance to help. But the mysteries tied to Colin go much deeper than either of them expects…

Now the supernatural creature straight out of Celtic mythology, one with eerie connections to Colin’s family, is coming after them. If Anna and Colin can’t stop the creature, it would spell destruction for Ravenfall and the world as they know it.

« Twisty and thrilling. Ravenfall is an enthralling adventure that pulls readers in from the first page, with delightful worldbuilding that will make you want to linger for a long time. »—Julie Abe, author of the Eva Evergreen series

« As cozy as a warm cup of tea in the middle of a graveyard at midnight on Halloween. Don’t you dare sleep on this story—or its truly excellent black cat. »—Alyssa Colman, author of The Gilded Girl

« Alternating between Anna and Colin’s voices, Josephson (The Storm Crow) presents memorable characters in an engaging and eerie magical mystery. »—Publishers Weekly

« Magical traditions, creatures, and objects abound in this intriguing setting, offering possibilities for sequels… Largely spellbinding. »—Kirkus Reviews

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Kalyn Josephson is a fantasy author living in the California Bay Area. She loves books, cats, books with cats, and making up other worlds to live in for a while. She is also the author of the Storm Crow duology.

SALVAGE de Renee Nault

A beautifully illustrated graphic romance about finding love in the unlikeliest of places and people, and embracing who you are, even when it’s hard.

SALVAGE
by Renee Nault
Ten Speed Graphic/St. Martin’s Publishing Group, October 2025

Paolo only knows life in The Flats, where people live on stilt houses under constant threat of sinking into the ocean below. His family makes a living salvaging materials from the skyscrapers just underneath the water, remnants of a world before sea levels rose. It’s a dangerous job, diving down so deep, but one day Paolo scores big: He finds a suitcase of undamaged clothes, and they just so happen to be in his size. Instead of selling them at the weekly market, he decides to fulfill a dream of his—spending one night in the Uplands, where everyone who’s someone lives.

Getting off the subway in the Uplands, Paolo immediately gets lost and is about to end up in a bad situation when a girl named Jules and her friends usher him away. It turns out they’re living the life he’s always dreamed of. They spend their nights at the most exclusive clubs, have access to all sorts of entertainment, and have no real responsibilities. One night with them—and with Jules—just isn’t enough. Soon, Paolo finds himself sneaking to the Uplands as much as possible and leading a double life. The closer he gets to Jules, the more he has to lie to her and risk the new life and friends he’s made.

Renee Nault began her art career as an illustrator, and her vivid watercolors have appeared in books, magazine and advertising around the world. Renee works traditionally in ink and watercolor preferring the tactile qualities of paint and paper to digital tools. She is best known for her acclaimed graphic novel version of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, which she both adapted and illustrated. SALVAGE is her first original graphic novel.

MIXED-UP de Kami Garcia & Brittney Williams

New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia has returned with a middle-grade graphic novel about the struggles of a game-loving girl who gets diagnosed with dyslexia, and the loving support network that help her along in the journey.

MIXED-UP
by Kami Garcia
illustrated by Brittney Williams
Macmillan, January 2025
(via Writers House)

Stella knows fifth grade will be the best year ever. Her closest friends, Emiko and Latasha, are in her class and they all got the teacher they wanted. Then their favorite television show, Witchlins, announces a new guidebook and an online game!

But when the classwork starts piling up, Stella struggles to stay on top. Why does it take her so long to read? And how can she keep up with friends in the Witchlins game if she can’t get through the text-heavy guidebook? And when she can’t deal with the text-heavy Witchlins guidebook, she can’t keep up with her friends in the game. It takes loving teachers and her family to recognize that Stella has a learning difference, and after a dyslexia diagnosis she gets the support and tools she needs to succeed.

Bestselling author Kami Garcia was inspired to write this special book by her daughter’s dyslexia journey; her own neurodivergent experience; and the many students she taught over the years. With subtle design and formatting choices making this story accessible to all readers, MIXED-UP shows that our differences don’t need to separate us

Kami Garcia is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and international bestselling author and comic book writer, and an award-winning young adult novelist. Her best-known works include Beautiful Creatures, Unbreakable, and Teen Titans: Raven. Kami was a teacher and reading specialist for seventeen years before co-writing her first novel. Kami lives in Maryland with her family and their dogs, Spike and Oz.

Brittney Williams is a storyboard and comic book artist who draws A LOT. In 2012 she interned at Walt Disney Animation Studios as a storyboard artist. Since then, she’s worked for a variety of animation studios and publishers including DC Comics, Cartoon Network, Dreamworks TV, BOOM! Studios and Marvel Comics. As a two time GLAAD award nominee, she exists to create things for kids and the queer community.

STAR AND THE STOLEN WISH de Stephanie Sosa

A standalone middle-grade adventure with a touch of magic and series potential that is perfect for fans of The Manifestor Prophecy and The Last Cuentista.

STAR AND THE STOLEN WISH
by Stephanie Sosa
on submission
(via Mushens Entertainment)

Twelve-year-old Star has only ever had one dream: to sail the high seas with el Capi, her ex-pirate father, his crew of pirate hunters, and her best friend Maite. But with her disposition for seasickness, and a surprise visit from her estranged Lady Mother, Star’s dream is sinking fast. Her Lady Mother plans to take her far away from both her beloved father and any chance of an adventurous life as soon as she turns thirteen, instead mooring her to a landlocked capital city she has never seen.

With just one week before her dreams are swept away, Star catches a break when she overhears the notorious Coralillos gang, el Capi’s nemeses, plotting to steal a Wish from the governor. If she can stop them and save the day, then her parents would have to see that she is meant to spend her life protecting the seas.

After surviving her mother’s shopping trips, she meets a nosey young boy, Ciro, who warns her that wishes can be dangerous if not used with great care, convincing Star even more that she’s doing the right thing. With Ciro and Maite’s help, Star is able sneak into the governor’s mansion just in time to stop the thieves from stealing the wish. Unfortunately, she absorbs its magical powers when the vial containing it breaks in her hand.

Now in hiding from the guards, the gang, and her family, and with only Maite and Ciro left to confide in, she has to protect the wish from those who want nothing less than to eradicate her family and put themselves in power—all while resisting the urge to use the life-changing magic for herself.

Stephanie Sosa was born and raised in Mexico, and received a bachelor’s degree in English and French from Amherst College, and a master’s degree in Publishing and Writing from Emerson. She now continues to live in New England, where she fights the colder temperatures with tea and blankets. In her writing, she combines her Mexican heritage with magic, and a healthy pinch of complicated family dynamics. When she’s not writing, she can be found at the movies or deeply immersed in a DnD campaign.